Ripley Hill
Ripley Hill straddles the divide between the Skaneateles Lake and Otisco Lake watersheds, it was once considered to be the highest point in Onondaga County, New York at 1,986 feet, but is now recognized to be slightly lower than the high point of Highland Forest, Fellows Hill 2019 ft and Morgan Hill at 2060 ft.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Spafford Forest and Gifford Hill.
Spafford Forest
Nature reserve
Spafford Forest is an Onondaga County preserve that provides trails for hiking and dirt biking. It is close to Ripley Hill.
Gifford Hill
Peak
Spafford is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 1,588. The town was named after Horatio Gates Spafford, a writer and founder of the local library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spafford and Scott.
Spafford
Village
Photo: Lvklock, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Spafford is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 1,588. The town was named after Horatio Gates Spafford, a writer and founder of the local library.
Scott
Village
Scott is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 1,176 at the 2010 census. The town was named after General Winfield Scott. It is in the northwestern corner of Cortland County and is northwest of the City of Cortland.
Otisco
Village
Otisco is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 2,368. Otisco is in the southwestern part of the county, situated at the northern edge of the Appalachian Highlands, where an escarpment declines to the Lake Ontario plain and the city of Syracuse five miles to the north. Otisco is situated 5 miles north of Ripley Hill.
Ripley Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,982 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Town of Spafford, Onondaga, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.79035° or 42° 47′ 25″ northLongitude
-76.24021° or 76° 14′ 25″ westElevation
1,982 feet (604 metres)Open location code
87J5QQR5+4WOpenStreetMap ID
node 357582176OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“Ripley Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ripley Hill”
- Dutch: “Ripley Hill”
- Ladin: “Ripley Hill”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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